Khoikhoi (redirected from Khoekhoe)

Khoi·khoin  (koikoin) or Khoi·khoi (koikoi)

n. pl. Khoikhoin or Khoi·khoins or Khoikhoi or Khoi·khois

1. A member of a pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa.

2. Any of the Khoisan languages of the Khoikhoin, including Nama.

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[Nama khoi-khoi-n, the Nama people : khoi-khoi, to speak Nama (from khoi-, human being) + -n, pl. common gender suff.]

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Khoikhoi [kɔɪˈkɔɪ xɔɪˈxɔɪ]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a race of people of Southern Africa, of short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion, who formerly occupied the region near the Cape of Good Hope and are now almost extinct

2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family

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Khoikhoi - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa Hottentot, Khoikhoin Khoisan, Khoisan language - a family of languages spoken in southern Africa